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1,538 hedge funds and large institutions have $134B invested in Visa in 2016 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 109 funds opening new positions, 660 increasing their positions, 610 reducing their positions, and 86 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

27% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 109 | Existing positions closed: 86

1.18% more ownership

Funds ownership: 92.79%93.96% (+1.2%)

8% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 660 | Existing positions reduced: 610

0% more funds holding

Funds holding: 1,5311,538 (+7)

0% less call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $559M | Put options by funds: $561M

5% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 241230 (-11)

7% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $144B → $134B (-$10.2B)

Holders
1,538
Holders Change
+7
Holders Change %
+0.46%
% of All Funds
40.97%
Holding in Top 10
230
Holding in Top 10 Change
-11
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-4.56%
% of All Funds
6.13%
New
109
Increased
660
Reduced
610
Closed
86
Calls
$559M
Puts
$561M
Net Calls
-$1.68M
Net Calls Change
+$106M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change
Change in
Stake
Vanguard Group
1
Vanguard Group
Pennsylvania
$8.93B +$139M +1,913,456 +2%
Fidelity Investments
2
Fidelity Investments
Massachusetts
$8.24B -$137M -1,885,994 -2%
State Street
3
State Street
Massachusetts
$5.87B -$73.1M -1,005,564 -1%
T. Rowe Price Associates
4
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$5.64B -$454M -6,246,156 -8%
BIT
5
BlackRock Institutional Trust
California
$4.03B +$31.1M +428,238 +0.8%
Massachusetts Financial Services
6
Massachusetts Financial Services
Massachusetts
$3.61B -$64.6M -889,400 -2%
Capital World Investors
7
Capital World Investors
California
$3.55B +$259M +3,561,681 +8%
Sands Capital Management
8
Sands Capital Management
Virginia
$3.07B -$304M -4,177,761 -9%
Morgan Stanley
9
Morgan Stanley
New York
$2.43B +$2.39M +32,908 +0.1%
JP Morgan Chase
10
JP Morgan Chase
New York
$2.21B -$127M -1,750,996 -6%
Jennison Associates
11
Jennison Associates
New York
$2.2B +$91.7M +1,261,605 +5%
BFA
12
BlackRock Fund Advisors
California
$2.01B -$29.1M -401,152 -2%
Ameriprise
13
Ameriprise
Minnesota
$1.78B -$5.72M -78,666 -0.3%
Bank of New York Mellon
14
Bank of New York Mellon
New York
$1.76B -$48.8M -671,681 -3%
Northern Trust
15
Northern Trust
Illinois
$1.67B +$25.6M +351,769 +2%
Bank of America
16
Bank of America
North Carolina
$1.57B -$18.6M -255,421 -1%
Norges Bank
17
Norges Bank
Norway
$1.46B +$138M +1,899,854 +11%
Wells Fargo
18
Wells Fargo
California
$1.43B -$68.6M -943,627 -5%
BG
19
BlackRock Group
United Kingdom
$1.38B +$20.6M +284,002 +2%
TCIM
20
TIAA CREF Investment Management
New York
$1.32B +$6.99M +96,266 +0.6%
MAM
21
Magellan Asset Management
Australia
$1.23B +$32.8M +451,577 +3%
JSP
22
Jackson Square Partners
California
$1.21B -$112M -1,539,715 -10%
Fisher Asset Management
23
Fisher Asset Management
Washington
$1.18B -$66K -909 -0%
AllianceBernstein
24
AllianceBernstein
Tennessee
$1.1B +$32.6M +448,259 +3%
LPU
25
Lansdowne Partners (UK)
United Kingdom
$1.08B -$219M -3,016,766 -18%

V Hedge Fund Activity: Q1 2016 in Review

1,538 of the 3,754 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Visa (V) for Q1 2016, worth a combined $134B — down 7.1% from $144B a quarter earlier.

Buyers outnumbered sellers: 109 funds opened new V positions and 86 closed out — a net gain of 23 holders — while 660 added to existing stakes and 610 trimmed.

The largest buyer was Royal London Asset Management, adding an estimated $2.6B. The largest seller was T. Rowe Price Associates, cutting an estimated $454M.

  • 1,538 institutional investors held Visa (V) as of Q1 2016, up from 1,531 in Q4 2015.
  • Funds reported $134B of Visa stock for Q1 2016, down 7.1% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 109 funds opened new Visa positions in Q1 2016 and 86 closed out, a net change of +23 holders.
  • The largest Visa buyer in Q1 2016 was Royal London Asset Management, an estimated $2.6B added.
  • The largest Visa seller in Q1 2016 was T. Rowe Price Associates, an estimated $454M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q1 2016.